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Abdominal pain is common, in most cases it is nothing of consideration.

But to know what is the cause of abdominal pain and determine what causes it is necessary for the person to detail what kind of pain he feels and in what region he feels the pain.

It is also necessary to be aware that the intensity of abdominal pain will not always determine the severity of the disease, since often a strong abdominal pain can be caused by indigestion or gases stuck in the intestines, while a small or almost no pain can be caused by colon cancer or some other serious condition.

Knowing this, we can determine the different sensations of abdominal pain that the person may have:

  • Pain in much of the abdomen (called generalized pain) which in most cases is caused by a virus or stomach, gas or food indigestion. A serious cause may be intestinal obstruction if the pain is too acute over time.
  • When pain occurs in a specific area of ​​the abdonen is called localized pain, which is commonly attributed to a specific organ, such as the stomach, the appendix or the gallbladder.
  • The feeling of abdominal cramps is a pain that is usually not serious, and can be attributed to abdominal distension or gass. Normally the person with this type of pain after feeling it has diarrhea. It becomes a dangerous pain when the pain is prolonged for more than a day and the person who suffers it has a fever.
  • And finally the famous colic type pains, which is a pain that comes and goes on repeated occasions, which often has a considerable intensity of pain. It is attributed to the gallstones and kidney stones in most cases.

If you suffer from abdominal pain, it is advisable that you go immediately to a doctor.

Pain in the abdomen is usually a localised pain. This has mostly to do with a particular organ in that region. Most abdominal pain is caused by ulcer, which is open sores on the lining of the stomach. Other cases are inflamed organs, diarrhoea, constipation, bloating or flatulence.

The abdomen stretches from the chest to the pelvic region and as thus, the abdominal pain can be as a result of a cold or infection in the chest. The pain in this region can be achy, dull, intermittent, or sharp.

Infection in the throat, intestines and blood can affect the digestive tract and cause abdominal pains.

Diseases can also cause severe pain in the abdomen such as crohns disease, irritable bowel syndrome.